Goryeong County
Goryeong County (Goryeong-gun) is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Goryeong
고령군 | |
|---|---|
| Korean transcription(s) | |
| • Hangul | 고령군 |
| • Hanja | 高靈郡 |
| • Revised Romanization | Goryeong-gun |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Koryŏng-gun |
 Flag  Emblem of Goryeong | |
 Location in South Korea | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam |
| Administrative divisions | 1 eup, 7 myeon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 383.7 km2 (148.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 35,000 |
| • Density | 91.2/km2 (236/sq mi) |
| • Dialect | Gyeongsang |
Goryeong is a historical center of the ancient kingdom of Daegaya.
Administrative divisions
Map of Goryeong County in Korean
Goryeong County is divided into 1 eup and 7 myeon.
| Name | Hangeul | Hanja |
|---|---|---|
| Daegaya-eup | 대가야읍 | 大伽倻邑 |
| Deokgok-myeon | 덕곡면 | 德谷面 |
| Unsu-myeon | 운수면 | 雲水面 |
| Seongsan-myeon | 성산면 | 星山面 |
| Dasan-myeon | 다산면 | 茶山面 |
| Gaejin-myeon | 개진면 | 開津面 |
| Ugok-myeon | 우곡면 | 牛谷面 |
| Ssangnim-myeon | 쌍림면 | 雙林面 |
Climate
Goryeong has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwa), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm.
| Climate data for Goryeong (1993–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.0 (0.71) |
30.2 (1.19) |
47.1 (1.85) |
83.9 (3.30) |
93.6 (3.69) |
144.3 (5.68) |
259.8 (10.23) |
283.4 (11.16) |
161.4 (6.35) |
65.0 (2.56) |
30.3 (1.19) |
18.4 (0.72) |
1,235.4 (48.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 82.7 |
| Source: Korea Meteorological Administration[1] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Climatological Normals of Korea (1991 ~ 2020)" (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
External links
- Goryeong County government site Archived 2017-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
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